Annotation:Proudlock's Hornpipe

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PROUDLOCK'S HORNPIPE. AKA – “Lewis Proudlock's.” AKA and see “Belle Isle's March," "General Monk's Goosestep," "General Monk's March," "Monck's March.” English, Hornpipe. England, Northumberland. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. This version is apparently derived from smallpipe playing. The tune is a variant of “Monk's March.” According to Peter Kennedy who recorded Northumbrian smallpiper Jack Armstong (1904–1978) in 1954, Lewis "Lewie" Proudlock was a peripatetic fiddler and fisherman from Northuberland, whose granddaughter played with Armstrong. Unfortunately, no further information on Proudlock has surfaced.

The hornpipe is sometimes erroneously attributed to James Hill (1811-1853), the renowned Tyneside composer of hornpipes, among them "Proudlock's Fancy." The similarity in titles is the cause of the confusion.

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Recorded sources: Shanachie 97011, Duck Baker - "Irish Reels, Jigs, Airs and Hornpipes" (1990). Topic 12TS 297, The High Level Ranters - "Ranting Lads" (1976). Topic 12TS283. Topic Records, The High Level Ranters - "The Northumbrian Small Pipes" (1996). Topic TSCD 669, Billy Ballentine (et al) – “Ranting and Reeling: Dance Music of the north of England” (1998. Billy Ballentine (born c. 1890’s) was a shepherd, and a piccolo and concertina player from Simmonburn Common, near Wark, Northumberland). Topic TSCD675, Geordie Armstrong - "Good humour for the rest of the night” (2014. Various artists).

See also listing at:
Hear the High Level Ranters play the tune on youtube.com [1]

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